The Chessed Circle is a group of dedicated community volunteers who spread Chessed-Kindness with warmth and sensitivity. The purpose of this initiative is to support individuals and families in our community and beyond through happy moments and times of difficulty. The Chessed Circle sends gifts of food and visitations to nourish theContinue Reading
Tashlich comes from the Hebrew word meaning “to cast,” referring to the intent to cast away our sins via this meaningful and ancient Jewish custom common to both Ashkenazi and Sephardic communities. Tashlich is usually performed on the first day of Rosh Hashanah. If the first day of Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbat, Tashlich is done on the second dayContinue Reading
Join the local Buffalo Jewish Community for an elevating High Holiday Rosh Hashana get together. Hear the stirring, unadulterated blasts of the Shofar as we sing selected prayers from the High Holiday liturgy and practice the mitzvah of tashlich. And walk away with a message that you were carrying allContinue Reading
Two of the most fundamental tenets of the Jewish faith – as listed by Maimonides among the Thirteen Principles of the Jewish Faith – are the belief in the ultimate redemption, an awaited era of world peace, prosperity and wisdom, and the belief that the dead will be resurrected at that time. The MessianicContinue Reading
YOUR MOMENT. YOUR LEGACY. YOUR CHABAD. This is your moment to hold hands across the generations. This is your moment to ensure a Jewish future that is spiritual and meaningful. This is your moment to leave a Jewish legacy. Would you like to create a lasting, personal legacy you’ll beContinue Reading
What is it about the Rebbe that exudes so much love – that makes him so immanent – binding Jews from every walk of life to him so deeply? The Rebbe The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, this century’s most dominant Jewish figure, is clearly the one individual singularly responsible for stirringContinue Reading
Did you know that there is no “mother-ship” in NY, or elsewhere, that sends funds? CJL Downtown’s Chai Partners make a special commitment to inspiring the future of Jewish life in Buffalo by providing steady, reliable core funding for CJL Downtown. Thanks to your monthly pledge, we know we will haveContinue Reading
Buffalo Rabbi, Rabbi Mendy Labkowski of Chabad Center For Jewish Life Rabbi Mendy Labkowski is the founder, Executive Director & Rabbi of Chabad Center For Jewish Life of Buffalo. He was born and raised in Buffalo, New York, and is an emissary of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn.Continue Reading
The Philosophy Chabad-Lubavitch is a philosophy, a movement, and an organization. It is considered to be the most dynamic force in Jewish life today. Lubavitch appropriately means the “city of brotherly love”The word “Chabad” is a Hebrew acronym for the three intellectual faculties of chochmah—wisdom, binah—comprehension and da’at—knowledge. The movement’sContinue Reading
